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Tadornini
Taxonomy
Tadornini is a tribe. It is extant.
It was assigned to Tadorninae by Worthy et al. (2007); to Anatidae by Stidham et al. (2010); and to Anatinae by Tambussi (1998), Gonzalez et al. (2009), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was assigned to Tadorninae by Worthy et al. (2007); to Anatidae by Stidham et al. (2010); and to Anatinae by Tambussi (1998), Gonzalez et al. (2009), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Tadornini Tambussi p. 22 |
| 2007 | Tadornini Worthy et al. p. 14 |
| 2009 | Tadornini Gonzalez et al. |
| 2010 | Tadornini Stidham et al. p. 5 |
| 2014 | Tadornini del Hoyo et al. |
| 2020 | Tadornini Worthy and Nguyen p. 76 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tr. Tadornini
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G. †Alopochen Stejneger
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Subg. †Alopochen (Mascarenachen) Cowles 1994
Alopochen aegyptiaca Linnaeus 1766 [Egyptian goose]
†Alopochen kervazoi Cowles 1994 [Réunion shelduck]
†Alopochen mauritianus Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mauritius shelduck]
†Alopochen sirabensis Andrews 1897 [Malagasy shelduck]
G. Cyanochen Bonaparte 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sedinger 1997, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Australotadorna alecwilsoni (51412) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Tadornini indet. (70835) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Madagascar | Alopochen sirabensis (204645 204646) Chenalopex sirabensis (195021) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | Alopochen sirabensis (95824) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | Alopochen sirabensis (195019 236022) | |
| Holocene | Mauritius | Sarcidiornis mauritianus (194025) | |
| Holocene | Reunion | Alopochen kervazoi (193994 193995 193996) Mascarenachen kervazoi (193992 193993) |